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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of |
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retired U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua C. Michael of Converse, who |
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passed away on November 15, 2012, at the age of 34; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Michael died when the wounded veterans |
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float on which he was riding during a Veterans Day parade in Midland |
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was struck by a train; moments before the impact, he pushed his wife |
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to safety, saving her life, but losing his own; and |
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WHEREAS, Joshua Michael was born in Hereford on February 22, |
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1978, to Pat and Sheryl Michael; after graduating from Amarillo |
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High School, he went on to earn a degree at Amarillo College, where |
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he also met his future wife, Daylyn Hefley; they were married in |
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1997; and |
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WHEREAS, After the events of September 11, 2001, this |
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courageous Texan answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in |
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the U.S. Army; he rose to the rank of sergeant in the 1st Brigade |
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Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, out of Fort Campbell, and |
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served two deployments in Iraq, twice earning the Purple Heart; |
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medically retired from the army in 2010, he subsequently began a new |
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career in San Antonio as a Realtor; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Joshua Michael devoted his life to his |
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family and his country, and though he was taken much too soon, |
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memories of his love and fidelity will continue to inspire all those |
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who knew and cared for him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Joshua C. Michael and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Daylyn Michael; to his son, Ryan Michael; to his daughter, |
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Maci Michael; to his parents, Pat and Sheryl Michael; to his |
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sisters, Michelle Cardenas and her husband, John, and Leslie Brooke |
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and her husband, Justin; to his father- and mother-in-law, Ron and |
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Mary Hefley; to his brother-in-law, Ron Hefley, and his wife, |
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Wendy; to his sisters-in-law, Barbara Quilla and her husband, Pete, |
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and Penni Hefley Gamblin; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family, and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Joshua C. Michael. |
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M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 16, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 21, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |